Crises and Transformation in the Mediterranean World

Lessons from Catalonia
2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-24504-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 650 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Economic History

This edited collection presents an economic history of Catalonia and its economic crises, from Roman times to the political difficulties of the present day. It considers how the strong identity of the Catalan people has been reinforced in critical episodes such as the commercial revolution of the Late Medieval Age, the 1640 rebellion, the Succession War of 1705-1714, the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the strong repression during early Francoism. The book also explores how historical parallels from Catalonia’s past might shed light on the long-term consequences of the Great Recession of 2007-9 and recovery in the EU, showing how the typical Mediterranean approach of adjusting to crises by depreciating currencies and expanding public deficits has been less straightforward during the most recent financial crisis. A particularly deep slump has contributed to fostering the claim for independence of Catalonia in recent times, echoing larger dissatisfaction with EU monetary policy. With a comprehensive overview of major events in Catalonian economic history and their broader implications to European political economy and development, this book will be of interest to students and academics in economic history, social history, and monetary economics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Catalan Vidal, Jordi

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Finanzkrisen, Wirtschaftskrisen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages: the crisis before the crisis or the transition from the ancient system to feudalism revisited.- Chapter 3: The Great Late-Medieval Depression in the Catalan-speaking lands.- Chapter 4: The seventeenth-century crisis in Valencia and Catalonia.- Chapter 5: The crises in Catalonia in a period of growth and transition (1680-1840).- Chapter 6: Economic and financial crises in Catalonia (1840-1914).- Chapter 7: Depressions in the Catalan economy during the rise and decline of the second industrial revolution, 1914-2018.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Jordi Catalan Vidal is Professor of Economic History at the University of Barcelona, Spain.